Sometimes it takes deeper analysis to sniff out an anti-rights propagandist. (WIkipedia)

At the repeated behest of my wife, I sat down to read my first Janet Evanovich book, Plum Spooky. You may wonder what a fiction writer has to do with gun rights. Unfortunately, far more than you might think, because modern media has learned how to promote their anti-self-defense message in more and more subtle ways.

Welcome to the fantasy world of Stephanie Plum, a female bounty hunter who tracks down criminals who skip out of court appearances and their associated bail. She doesnt like guns, but her associates all carry them. Since one of the repeating plot devices has Plum dealing with violent encounters with those she intends to capture, her anti-self-defense attitude is irrational at best, suicidal at worst.

But what do you expect when Plum also seems able to pound down donuts and still fit into her jeans the next day? Magic? A metabolic anomaly?

The publishing industry has been infested with "progressives" for decades. A famous case is the Robert A. Heinlien novel "Red Planet" in which the editor forced Heinlien to change the novel to include gun registration and licensing, even though Heinlien argued that it conflicted with the story premises. Heinlien finally told the story after his death in "Grumbles from the Grave".

Im a gun nut. Ive read all of Evanovichs later Stephaney works. Its a female fantasy like Matt Helm. Imagine being able to eat the way she does and still look desirable to her two lovers. (Oh, and two lovers who know each other and get along; fantasy.) Shes not anti-gun. Her character is totally inept. She cant let the characters evelove because if they did the stories would be unworkable. If Stephaney got good with a gun she wouldnt need rescuing all the time. (No plot and no humor.) The humor is driven by her ineptness.

Im guessing Evanavich would have no qualms about defending herself with a gun. I think shes one cool lady.

I like the Stephanie Plum books too. I don’t agree that they are anti-gun. Her books are funny, light reads. Pure escapism. I don’t get my opinions on anything from fiction — I, too, have a brain and can think for myself.

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